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Portland (/ˈpɔːrtlənd/, PORT-lənd) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, Portland is the county seat of Multnomah County, the most populous county in Oregon. As of 2020, Portland had a population of 652,503, making it the 26th-most populated city in the United States, the sixth-most populous on the West Coast, and the second-most populous in the Pacific Northwest, after Seattle. Approximately 2.5 million people live in the Portland metropolitan statistical area (MSA), making it the 25th most populous in the United States. About half of Oregon's population resides within the Portland metropolitan area.

Named after Portland, Maine, the Oregon settlement began to be populated in the 1840s, near the end of the Oregon Trail. Its water access provided convenient transportation of goods, and the timber industry was a major force in the city's early economy. At the turn of the 20th century, the city had a reputation as one of the most dangerous port cities in the world, a hub for organized crime and racketeering. After the city's economy experienced an industrial boom during World War II, its hard-edged reputation began to dissipate. Beginning in the 1960s, Portland became noted for its growing liberal and progressive political values, earning it a reputation as a bastion of counter-culture.

Taigu District, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province. Located in the middle of Shanxi Province, located in Jinzhong Basin, founded in the Western Han Dynasty, it has a long history and developed culture and commerce. Together with Qixian and Pingyao, it has become a famous hometown of Shanxi merchants, and there are many remains of Jin merchants' courtyards in the territory. Take the Cao family compound and Kong Xiangxi residence (Kong Xiangxi was born in Taigu) as its representative. It is the birthplace of Bai Juyi, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, and the birthplace of Kong Xiangxi, a modern tycoon. The famous royal sacred medicine "Guilingji" and "Dingkundan" are produced in Taigu. Taigu cake and jujube are famous all over the country. During the Ming, Qing and Republic of China, tycoons of Taigu businessmen gathered and became the financial and commercial center of northern China, which was inherently known as "dry Wharf" and "Little Beijing". Taigu District was selected into the 2018 National list of Happy 100 Counties in November 2018. March 2019
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